Comments on: Meals from left overs - frugal and self sufficient? http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/left-overs-frugal-self-sufficient/ natural health, wellness and caring for the environment Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:41:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/left-overs-frugal-self-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Mrs Green Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:34:01 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/02/08/meals-from-left-overs-frugal-and-self-sufficient/#comment-30 I agree that the initial cost of things can be daunting. There are certainly lots of things I would like to do here that are not financially viable at the moment. CFL bulbs are a reasonable cost over here now; we're lucky on that front. But I agree that the A rated appliances and hybrid cars are out of my league most of the time. And of course, as technology moves on at an ever quickening pace it's hard to keep up. I bought an A rated washing machine 2 years ago, but now there are A plus that use even LESS resources. Like wise the oven I bought last year, I could probably get something even more fuel efficient. Like you say though, you can't go wrong with making your food go further. I wrote a post a while back about going green on a budget, with 10 tips on it. I might expand on each of those and turn each one into an article over time. You can check it out here: http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/01/30/frugal-self-sufficient-tips/ Lovely comment; thanks and it's good to see you being frugal with your food too - even food is becoming scarce if we believe the newspapers! Mrs G x I agree that the initial cost of things can be daunting. There are certainly lots of things I would like to do here that are not financially viable at the moment. CFL bulbs are a reasonable cost over here now; we’re lucky on that front. But I agree that the A rated appliances and hybrid cars are out of my league most of the time. And of course, as technology moves on at an ever quickening pace it’s hard to keep up. I bought an A rated washing machine 2 years ago, but now there are A plus that use even LESS resources. Like wise the oven I bought last year, I could probably get something even more fuel efficient.

Like you say though, you can’t go wrong with making your food go further. I wrote a post a while back about going green on a budget, with 10 tips on it. I might expand on each of those and turn each one into an article over time.

You can check it out here:
http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/01/30/frugal-self-sufficient-tips/

Lovely comment; thanks and it’s good to see you being frugal with your food too - even food is becoming scarce if we believe the newspapers!

Mrs G x

]]> By: Melissa McCann http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/left-overs-frugal-self-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Melissa McCann Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:17:32 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/02/08/meals-from-left-overs-frugal-and-self-sufficient/#comment-29 In my limited experience, there is often a discord between going green and sticking to a budget. That is not to say that in the long run, strictly from a financial viewpoint living green is cost efficient, but often the initial output can be prohibitive if you're already on a tight budget. (The cost of Energy Smart appliances, hybrid vehicles, non-CFC bulbs all cost more to begin with). It's really nice when choosing the greener option is also more cost effective and time efficient! It's like win-win-win! I've tried for the last year (since becoming a stay at home mom) to minimize the food I throw out. Most of the time we do pretty well. It's also nice to cook enough food at once for two or three meals and then need only reheat. Great post! Cheers! In my limited experience, there is often a discord between going green and sticking to a budget. That is not to say that in the long run, strictly from a financial viewpoint living green is cost efficient, but often the initial output can be prohibitive if you’re already on a tight budget. (The cost of Energy Smart appliances, hybrid vehicles, non-CFC bulbs all cost more to begin with).
It’s really nice when choosing the greener option is also more cost effective and time efficient! It’s like win-win-win! I’ve tried for the last year (since becoming a stay at home mom) to minimize the food I throw out. Most of the time we do pretty well. It’s also nice to cook enough food at once for two or three meals and then need only reheat.

Great post! Cheers!

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